Lasting machine



March F. RICKS ETAL LASTING MACHINE Filed June 27, 1939 March 11, 1941-. F. RICKS EI'AL 2.234.279

LASTING IACHINE 7 Filed June 27, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Mar. 11, 1941 5 UNITED STATES PAT'E.NT OFFICE LASTING ,MACHINE Fred Ricks and John William Pratt, Leicester, England, assignors to United Shoe Machinery Corporation, Borough of Flemington, N. J., a corporation of New Jersey Application June 27, 1939; Serial-No; 281,406

' In Great Britain September 2, 1938 21 Claims. (Cl. 121, 14)

This invention relates to lasting machines, and ;;.more., particularly to machines for lasting the toe 1. ends of shoes. j The invention is herein illus- :trated as applied to a power-operated toe-lasting 5,:machinei'of ,thesame general character as disclosed in, United States Letters Patent No. 2,134,- f 148, granted on October 25, 1938, upon an application ofW. T. B. Roberts, but modified in certain respects as. further disclosed in United States LettersPatentNo. 2,138,303, granted on November 29,.1938, also upon an application of W. T. B. Ii Roberts}. It is to be understood, however, that vinvarious novel, aspects the invention is not thus limited in. its, applicability.

' The-machine to which the invention is herein .Kshownas applied is a power-operatedmachine provided withtoe-embracing wipers which wipe' the. upper around, the toeend of the last heightwise of ,the. last and thereafter wipe its marginal portion inwardly over an insole on the last, the

,.machine, .havingv also -upper-clamping fingers I which cooperate with the wipers to apply a pull to the-upper. heightwise of. the last and thereafter control themargin of .the upper as it is wiped, 9-. inwardly overtheinsole. An object of the pres- ,ent invention is to improve the operation of such .a machine on comparatively light-weight uppers,

and more particularly to afford better insurance against the. presence of objectionable wrinkles which would be visible in the upper of the finished ;.shoe at the sides of the toe due to the tendency ofthe-yvipers to deflect the marginal portion of 3 1 the upper at the sides of the toe in a heelward direction. in wiping it inwardly over the insole, Forthe purpose in view, the invention provides .Whichmay be termed the main wipers, in wiping --the;upper,heightwise of the last, the auxiliary wipers comprising ,plates pressed yieldingly inplement the wiping action of the main wipers. In the; construction shown, these plates rest on .the mainwipers and are movable upwardly with -them,., the shoe being positioned bottom upward.

machine is. provided with auxiliary wipers arranged, tocooperate with the usual toe wipers, per lengthwise of the shoe by the main wipers.

.Lwardagainst the upper independently of the, .emainwipers at the sides only of the toe to sup- As.;further;illustrated,,the auxiliary wipers are so. mounted as topermit them to adjust themselves to the shoe about axes extending heightwise of the shoe; and they are also so formed that they increase progressively in thickness .heightwise of the shoe toward its heel end to present wiping edges inclined heightwise of the shoe toward the end of the toe in a direction away from the edge of the insole. This gives them a-tendency to deflect the upper toward the endof the toe to compensate for the tendency of the main wipers later to deflect it in the opposite direction in wiping its margin inwardly over the insole. The auxiliary wipers are controlledby mechanism which moves them relatively to the main wipers in directions substan tially perpendicular to the wiping edges of .the

.latteninto upper-engaging positions and later retractsthem to make way for upper-fastening means with which the machine is provided. The construction shown is further such that, under the. influence, of springs which control them, the auxiliary. wipers are forced'to some extent inwardly over the insole as soon as they are in such a relation to the shoe as to permit that action, so, that they begin the wiping of the marginalportion of the. upper over the insole in directions substantially perpendicular to the edge of vtheinsole before. the main wipers receive their overwiping movements. both widthwise and lengthwise of the shoe. This tends to prevent any undue deflection of themargin of the upper at the sides of the toe lengthwise of the shoe thereafter by the main wipers. As they are thus forced inwardly over the. insole, the auxiliary wipers have a further tightening efiect onthe -upper,;since in the construction shown the previously mentionedv upper-clamping fingers actually clamp portions of the margin of the upper on the auxiliarywipers instead of on the main wipers. During a, portion of the overwiping movements of the main wipers the upper remains thus clamped, and since the. auxiliary wipers are .stationary at this time, there is a further tendency to prevent undue deflection of the up- The above and other features of the invention, including various novel details of construction and combinations of parts, will now be more particularly described with reference to the accompanying-drawings and thereafter pointed out in the claims.

, In thedrawings,

Fig. :lis a plan view of a portion of a machine to whichthe invention is applied, showing the ,auxiliary wipers and the mechanism for. control I 55 ling them, the main wipers and the upper-clamping fingers being shown in broken lines;

Fig. 2 shows a portion of the structure in elevatlon, as viewed in the direction of the arrow II on Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a section on the line III-III of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 shows one of the auxiliary wipers and a carrier on which it is mounted, as viewed in the direction of the arrow IV on Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a section on the line VV of Fig. 1'; and i Fig. 6 is mainly a plan view of parts shown in Fig. 1, with the parts in the positionswhich they occupy immediately after the wiping of the upper heightwise of the last.

In view of the disclosures in the previously mentioned Letters Patent, only as much of: the machine as it is necessary to refer to for an understanding of the invention is shown in the drawings or will be described in detail. The

. machine is provided with a pair of upper-clamp- 7 ing fingers I and a pair of toe-embracing wipers 3 with which the fingers have heretofore cooperated directly to clamp the upper during a portion of the toe-lasting operation. The shoe is supported bottom upward, and the wipers initially are in a plane spaced a substantial distance below the toe end of the insole. In the operation of the machine the fingers l, which are positioned initially as indicated by broken lines in Fig. 1, are moved lengthwise of the shoe toward the end of the toe and are also swung apart to insure the spreading of the margin of the uppermaterials from over the insole, and as soon as they pass the edge of the insole they are moved downwardly toward the wipers with the upper materials outspread between them and the wipers.

I'he wipers are thereafter moved upwardly, while wipers for the latter to wipe the marginal portion of the upper inwardly over it, and thewipers are then advanced and closed to perform this overwiping operation. The fingers first ad vance lengthwise of the shoe with the'wipers while maintaining control of the margin of. the upper and are then moved reversely outward and are swung farther apart, as indicated by broken lines in Fig. 6, to make way for tackinserting devices which are moved inwardly over the wipers and downwardly into positions to fasten the upper to the insole. The sequence of operations is thus substantially as disclosed in Letters Patent No. 2,138,308.

For purposes of this invention there are provided auxiliary wipers 5 comprising plates which rest on the top of the main wipers 3 and are v movable upwardly anddownwardly with them.

These auxiliary wipers in the construction herein shown are arranged to engage the upper along the sides of the toe from the corners of the toe heelwardly, but terminate somewhat short of the heelward ends of the main wipers; and in order that they may be used on shoes of various shapes or sizes, their wiping edges are curved but little lengthwise of the shoe. Each wiper 5 is mounted on a carrier 1 in such manner as to permit it to arm 61.

adjust itself to the shoe about an axis extending heightwise of the shoe, the location of this axis being indicated at 9 (Fig. l). The carrier 1 has a bifurcated portion N (Fig. 2), and the wiper 5 is recessed on its lower side, as indicated at 3 (Fig. 1) to receive the lower fork of the bifurcated portion of the carrier. This lower fork has an end |5 curved about the axis 9 and engaging a curved wall of the wiper 5 formed in the recess l3. The wiper is retained on the carrier by a pin fixed in the carrier and extending through a slot l9 in the wiper, the center of curvature of thisslot coinciding with the axis 9.

Each wiper carrier 1 is rigidly connected to a bar 2| by a pin 23 extending through the bar and through a cylindrical portion 25 of the carrier recessed to receive it, these plates beingmount I ed to slide along a guideway 29 int]; bracketv3l.

Each braket 3| is secured below the bar 2| to a bracket 33 which is mounted on one of a pair of wiper-supporting castings .32 through which upward and downward movements are imparted;

to the wipers, these castings corresponding to the castings 85 of Letters Patent No. 2,134,148. The

guidewayf29 associated with each'bar' 2| serves to guide the bar for lengthwise inward movement in a direction substantially perpendicular tothe edge of the insole at the'jside of'th'e .toe. A' retaining member 34 fastened to each bar 2| has a portion formed to extend under'a flange 36 on the bracket 3| to prevent anyaccidental lifting of the bar far enough to withdraw the plates 28 from the guideway 29. In order to permit either auxiliary wiper 5 to be adjusted lengthwise of the shoe along the underlying wiper 3, each bracket 3| is pivotallyconnected by a pin 35 to the bracket 33, and a clamping screw '31 is provided for holding the bracket 3| in adjusted position, this, screw being threaded in the bracket 33 and extending through a slot 39 in the bracket 3|.

For imparting inward and outward movements at the proper times in thecycle of operations of the machine to the two bars 2| to move the auxiliary wipers 5 into engagement with the upper and to withdraw them to inoperative positions,

there is mounted on the cam shaft shown at 253 by the cam. The lever 43 has a forwardly ex tending arm 53 normally connected by means hereinafter described to the left-hand end of a' link 55. This link is pivotally connected atl'its right-hand end by a pin 51 to a forwardly .extending arm '59 of a horizontal lever 6| substam' tially midway of the length of the arm, the lever 6| being mounted on a stud 63 supported by the machine frame a portion of which is shown at 65.

The lever 6| has also a rearwardly extending The front end of the arm 59 of the lever is connected by means hereinafter described to the outer end of the left-hand bar 2|,

- and the rear end of the'arm 61, which is bifurcated; is pivotally icon-nectedrtorthelefhhand end of a rod 69'by a pin -1I,-this.ro d extending-across the machine behind the wipers to a position near the right-hand side- .of :themachine. At-its right-hand end the rod 69 is pivotally connected to one arm 13 of a horizontalbell-crank lever '15 by a pin 11. Thebell-crank lever is pivotally mounted on a vertical stud 19 :on the frame and has an arm 8| connected-to the outer end of the right-hand bar 21 by meanssimilar to that which connects, the arm 59 to the. left-hand bar; The

construction accordingly .such' that when the cam lever 43 is swung in a counterclockwisedirection (Figs 1) by the cam 4I,.the lever -IiI is swung. in .thesame direction and imparts inward movements towardthe shoeto both theauxiliary wipers -5 in directions substantiallyperpendicular to the portions .of .the edges of the. main wipers 3 which areunder .theauxiliary wipers when the latter are in .engagement with the shoe. .When the cam lever 43 is swung in the opposite .direction the auxiliary wipers are retracted toinoperative positions.

' The front end of each of the arms 59 and BI carries a depending trunnion block .83 "rotatable on a vertical stud 85 on the arm, and a second block 81 lying between the forks of a downwardly extending bifurcated portion 89 of the block 33 is pivoted to the latter by means of forwardly and rearwardly extending studs 9I projecting from the block 81 into coaxial holes in'the'forks.

The block 81 has 'a substantially horizontal'bore 93 perpendicular to the "axis of the studs 9|, and through this bore extends the cylindrical outer end portion of the bar'2 I. A'sleeve 95 is threaded on this portion of the bar and also extends through the bore 93. The inner end of the sleeve 95 has a flange 91 against which bears one end of a spring 99, and the other end of this spring bears against a knurled head I'I1 formed" on a second sleeve H5 which surrounds the sleeve 95 and is threaded in the bore 93 of the block81. F It will thus be seen that :the auxiliary wiper5 is forced yieldingly against the shoe through the spring 99. Expansion of the spring is limited by engagement'of a flange LIIII on the sleeve95with the .outer face I03 of the-"block 8 1. Formed-on the outer end of the sleeve 95 is a knurled head I92 by which the sleeve :may :be turned to adjust the bar 2I and its wiper 5 toward or from the shoe. A member I04 is clamped on the outerend of the bar'ZI by a screw I05 and has an'inwardly extending portion I01 slidingly movable in a guideway I09 in the block 81 :to prevent rotation of the bar. To afford an:indicatio-n asto theadjusted position of the bar2 I ,.a .pin 'II I is mounted in a depending lug I13 .on the portion I01 ofthe member I04 and has on :its end an index'mark arranged to cooperate with a scale on the block 81. It will be evidentt-hat byturning the sleeve I I5 by means of its knurled head II1 the amount of compression of the spring 99 may betvaried to vary the force with which the auxiliary wiper 5 is pressed against theshoe.

As illustrated in Fig. .2, the trunnion blocks 83 are at such a heightthat initially the bars 2| :and the auxiliary wipers 5 are inclined "somewhat downwardly toward the. vmain wipers-f3. .If .desired, springs I I9 connected to pins on the blocks 81 and to other pins on the lever arms 59 .and BI may be provided to assist gravity in holding the wipers 5 down on the wipers 3. When the wipers 3 are at the limit of their upwipi-ngmovement the auxiliary wipers-'5 restsubstantial-ly fiat upon them. It will be understood that .the required upward and downward swinging :movements "of thebars 2| 2- as "the wipers :3 are raised: and-1 1wered-a-re permittedby'the pivotal .connections 81 between-the blocks'81 and 83.

v The means previously referred to 'for connect- .ing the forwardly extending 'arm 53 .of the vlever143-to the link 55 is so constructed that the arm may be'disconnected from the link and the link held stationary to render the auxiliary wipers =5 inoperative if the machine is to operate upon work of such a character that use of theauxiliar-y wipers is unnecessary or even undesirable. The link '55 is pivotally connected at its outer end by a pin I23 to a lug I2I formed on a forwardly-extending lever I25 which is pivotally mounted on the same stud 45 as the lever 43.. The arm-53 of the lever has formed thereon a curvedsegment. I21 the center ofcur-vature of which is .at the axis of the stud 45. This segment has -.a horizontal plane lower face I29 (Fig. 5) spaced 2. substantial distance above a parallel-plane upper face I3I of a plate I33 rigidly connected to the machine frame. The faces I29 and-1131 serve as guideways for upwardly and downwardly extending portions I35 and I31 of the lever I25. Formed in these-portions of theJlever-is ,a bore I39 in which a pin MI is movable vertically. When the lever I25 is in one position the .pin I4I may enter a hole I43 in the segment I21, and when'the lever is in another position the pin may enter a hole I45 in the stationary; plate I33. Proper alinement of the pin with these holesds determined by stops I41 and I49 mounted respectively in thesegment I21 and in the plate I33, these stops 'beingarranged to abut respectively against the portions I35 and 1310f the lever I25. In order that the pin I4I maybe readily moved into the-hole I43 or'the hole I45, it has mounted therein a rearwardly extending pin -I. 5I which lies in a-radial slot- I53 in a circular plat-e155. This plate is mounted on the rear end of a .shaft I51 rotatable in the lever I25, the shaft :having a handle I59 on its front end for turning it. It will be understood that when the pin MI is in the hole I43 the auxiliary wipers 5 are operated byathe cam lever .43. If the operator wishes to .render these wipers inoperative, he turns-the shaft I51 in the proper direction to withdraw the pin I from the 'hole l43,,swings the lever I25 to the leftuntil its downwardly extending portion I31 engages the stop I49, and then by further-turni-ng the shaft I51 .movesthepin I4I-intothehole I45 in the fixed plate I33. Thereafter .the arm53 of the lever 43 swings idly when-the machine is operated.- A spring IEI stretched between a pin 163* on the circular plate I55 and a pin on the Y lever I25 tends to maintain the pin MI in either the hole I43 or the hole I45, since the pin I63 is so located on the-plate I55 that it is carried :past a dead center position as the pin MI is moved into either hole. When the pin MI is in .the hole I45 the auxiliary Wipers 5 are completely withdrawn from over the main wipers 3. This :facilitates removal of the main wipers whenever such removal is necessary.

The auxiliary wipers 5 are so formed that they increase progressively in thickness 'heightwise .of the shoe from the ends thereof which are ad jacent to the corners of the toe to theirjother ends, as illustrated in Fig. 4, their upper wiping edges being upwardly inclined toward thepheel end of the shoe. By reason of this construction they have a tendency, as they are moved-up wardly in wiping contact with the upper ratthe sides of the toe, to crowd or deflect theiportions of the main wipers later-to deflect the upper at the sides of the toe in a heelward direction as "they wipe its margin inwardly over the insole.

This action is supplemental to the tightening effect of the auxiliary wipers on the upper in wiping it heightwise of the last, and affords increased insurance against any such deflection of the upper lengthwise of the last by the main wipers asto produce wrinkles visible in the fin- 'ishedshoe. I

1 In the operation of the machine the auxiliary wipers 5 are moved-inwardly from the positions in which they are shown in Fig. 1 into engagement with the upper at the sides of the toe by the timethe main wipers 3 begin their upwiping movement. As the auxiliary wipers are forced against the upper, thesprings 99 are compressed more or less, so that the'edges of these wipers I bear firmly on the upper, and their edges may',.in

fact, project inward slightly beyond the edges of the main wipers 3 which are also in engage- 'ment with the upper. Prior to the upwiping operation the upper-clamping fingers l are moved outwardly from over the insole and downwardly toward the'wipers. As the main wipers 3 are movedupwardly, the auxiliary wipers 5 move with them, so that the portions of the upper engaged by these auxiliary wipers are'subjectedto a double wiping action. It will be evident that by reason of the manner in which the auxiliary wipers are mounted and controlled, they are enabled to follow more closely than the main wipers any variations'in'the contour of the shoe. Early in the upwardly movement of the wipers the marginal portion of the upper is clamped between the auxiliary wipers and the fingers I, after whichthe fingers rise with the wipers and cooperate with them .to apply a pull to the upper. After the wipers have completed their upward movement the shoe is depresseda short distance to position the toe end. of the insole in the proper plane for the main wipers 3 to wipe the upper inwardly overit. As soon as the relation between the shoe and the auxiliary wipers permits, these wipers are forced, a short distance inwardly over the insole by expansion of the springs 99, as illustrated in Fig. 6, so that they begin the wiping of the upper overthe insole in directions substantially perpendicular to the edge of the insole. Thereafter the main wipers are advanced and closed to wipe the marginal portion of the upper fully inward over the insole. During a portion of these movements of the main wipers the upper is still clamped between the fingers l and the auxiliary wipers, and since'the auxiliary wipers do not partake of the movements of the main wipers, but are held stationary, the result is that the upper is maintained undergreater tension, with less tendency for it to ,be deflected in a heelward direction at the sides of the toe, than if it were clamped by the fingers l on the main wipers 3 as heretofore. The auxiliary wipers are thus held stationary until the clamping fingers l have been moved outwardly over the margin of the upper and are nearly ready'to descend to their inoperative positions indicated by broken lines in Fig. 6, whereupon the auxiliary wipers are retracted from over the main wipers to the positions indicated by broken lines also in Fig. 6. This provides ample clearancefor the tack-inserting devices with which the machine is provided to move inwardly over the main wipers after the latter have: performed a second overwiping operation as heretofore. As these devices -are retracted after the driving of the upperfas'tening tacks, the auxiliary wipers are moved inwardly over the main wipers to thepositions in which they are shown in Fig. 1- before the machine comes to a stop at theend of the cycle. a I

Having described the invention, what we claimas new and desire to secure 'by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a lasting machine, wipers for pressing an upper inwardly against a last and wiping it heightwise of the last around theend and along the sides of the toe, and-additional wipers arranged to' act on the same p'ortions of the upper as said first-named wipers at the sides only of the toe to press the upper inwardly against the last and, wipe it heightwise of the last at the time when said first-named wipers are thus acting on the upper, said additional wipers being arranged to engage the upper in locations nearer the edge of the last bottom than the first-named wipers.

2. In a lasting machine, wipers for pressing an upper inwardly against a last and wiping it heightwise of the last around theend and along .the sides of the toe, additional wipers arranged to act on the same portions of the upper as said first-named wipers at the sides only of the toe to press the upper inwardly against the last and wipe it heightwise of the last at thev time. when said first named wipers are thus acting on the upp r, and mechanism for moving said additiona1 wipers inwardly into upper-engaging positions relatively to the first-named wipers after a shoe has been positionedbetween them, said mechanism including springs arranged to be subjected to stress to hold the additional wipers pressed yieldingly inward against the upper.

3. In a lasting machine, wipers for pressing an upper inwardly against a last and wiping it heightwise of the last -around the end and along the sides of the toe, said Wipers-being mounted for swinging movements to close them inwardly at'tbe sides of the toe, additional wipers arranged to act on the same portions of the upper as said first-named wipers at the sides of the toe to press the, upper inwardly against the last and wipe it heightwise of the last and thus to increase the efiectiveness of the wipein those locations, and means for imparting to said additional wipers rectilinear movements widthwise of the last relatively to said first-named wipers into positions to act on the upper after a shoe has been positioned between them. c 4. .In a lasting machine, wipers for pressing an upper inwardly against a last and wiping it heightwise of the last around the end and along the sides of the toe, additionalzwipers arranged to act on the same portions of the upper as said first-named wipers at the sides only of the toe to press the-upper inwardly against the last and wipeit heightwise of the last, and bars connected to said additional wipers and movable lengthwise relatively to the first-named wipers in directions widthwise of the last to carry said additional wipers into engagement with a shoe positioned between them.

5. In a lasting machine, wipers for pressing an upper inwardly against a last and wiping it heightwise of the last'around' the end and along the sides of the toe,'and additional wipers arranged to act on the same portions of the upper as said first-named wipers at the sides only of the toe to press the upper inwardly against the last and wipe-it heightwise of the last, said additional wipers being adjustablein directions lengthwise of the last relatively to said first-- named-wipers.

6. In a lasting machine, wipers for pressing an upper inwardly against a last and wiping it heightwise of the last around the end and along to adjust the additional wipers relatively to said first-named wipers.

7. In a power-operated lasting machine, wipers for pressing an upper inwardly against a last and wiping it heightwise of the last around the end and along the sidesof the toe, additional wipers arranged to act on the same portions of the upperas said first-named wipers at the sides of the toe to press the upper inwardly against the last and .wipe it heightwise of the last, and poweroperated means for controlling said additional wipers comprising parts relatively movable at the will of the operator to prevent the additional wipers from operatin on an upper during the operation of the machine.

8. Ina'power-operated lasting machine, wipers for pressing anupper inwardly against a last and wiping it heightwise of the last around the rid and alongnthe sides of the toe, additional wipers arranged to act on the same portions of the upper as said first-named wipers at the sides of the. toe to press the upper inwardly against the last and wipe it heightwise of the last, poweroperated means connected to said additional wipers for controlling them, and means for disconnecting'the additional wipers from said poweroperated means and for retaining them in positions such as to prevent-them from operating on an upper during the operation of the machine.

9. In a power-operated lasting machine, wipers for pressing an upper inwardly against a last and wiping it heightwise of the last around the end and along the sides of the toe, additional wipers arranged to act onthe same portions of the upper as said first-named wipers at the sides of the toe to press the upper inwardly against the last and wipe it heightwise of the last, a power-operated member for controlling said additional wipers, mechanism for normally connecting said member to the additional wipers, and means for disconnecting said mechanism from the power-operated member and for looking the mechanism in position to hold the additional wipers retracted and thus prevent them from operating on an upper during the operation of the machine.

10. In a lasting machine, wipers for pressing an upper inwardly against a last and wiping it heightwise of the last around the end and along the sides of the toe, additional wipers arranged to act on the same portions of the upper as said first-named Wipers at the sides only of the toe to press the upper inwardly against the last and wipe it heightwise of the last at the time when said first-named wipers are thus acting on the upper, and means for clamping the marginal portion of the upper on said additional wipers for applying a pull to the upper as it is wiped heightwise of thelast.

lLIn a lasting machine, wipers for wiping an upper heightwise of a last around the end and along the sides of the toe and for thereafter wiping the marginal portion of the upper inwardly over an-insole on the last, additional wipersarrangedto act on the same portions of the upper as said first-named wipers at the sides only of the toe'to wipe the upper heightwise of the last at thetime when said first-named wipers arethus acting on the upper, and means for operating said additional wipers to begin the wiping of the-marginal portion of the upper inwardly over the insole-beforelsaid first-named Wipers wipe it inwardly.

12. In a lasting machine, wipers for wiping an upper heightwise of a last around the end and along the sides of the toe and for thereafter wiping the marginal portion of the upper inwardly over aninsole on the last, additional wipers arranged to act on the same portions of the upper as said first-named wipers at the sides only of the toe to wipe the upper heightwise of the last at the time when said first-named wipers are thus acting on the upper, and spring means arranged '-to hold said additional wipers pressed inwardly against the upper-in the wiping of the upper heightwise of the last and thereafter to force them inwardly over the edge of the insole in wiping engagement with the upper before said first-named wipers wipe it inwardly.

13. In a lasting machine, wipers for wiping an upper heightwise of a last around the end and along the sides of the toe, said wipers being mounted'for bodily movements lengthwise of the last and for swinging movement widthwise of the last to wipe the marginal portion of the upper thereafter inwardly over an insole on the last, additional wipers arranged to act on the same portions of the upper as said first-named wipers at thesides only of the toe to wipe the upper heightwise of the last, and means for imparting to said additional wipers rectilinear movements inwardly" over theinsole in directions substan tially perpendicular to the edge of theinsole to begin the wiping of the marginal portion of the upper over the insole before said first-named wipers wipe it inwardly.

14. In a lasting machine, wipers for wiping an upper heightwise of a last around the end and along the sides of the toe, said wipers being mounted for bodily movements lengthwise of the last and for swinging movements widthwise of the last to wipe the marginal portion of the upper thereafter inwardly over an insole on the last, additional wipers arranged to act on the same portions of the upper as said first-named wipers at the sides only of the toe to wipe the upper heightwise of the last, and spring means arranged to hold said additional wipers pressed inwardly against the upper in the wiping of the upper heightwise of the last and thereafter to force them inwardly over the insole in directions substantially perpendicular to the edge of the insole to begin the wiping of the marginal portion of the upper over the insole before said first-named wipers wipe it inwardly.

15. In a lasting machine, wipers for wiping an upper heightwise of alast around the end and along the sides of the toe, said wipers being mounted for bodily movements lengthwise of the last and for swinging movements widthwise of the last to wipe the marginal portion of the upper thereafter inwardly over an insole on the last,

additional wipers arranged to act on the same portions of the upper as said first-named wipers wiped heightwise of the last, and means for imparting to said additional wipers movementsinwardly over the insole in directions substantially perpendicular to the edge of the insole in wiping engagement with theupper and for thereafter holding them stationary with the upper clamped thereon by said clamping means as said firstnamed wipers move inwardly over the insole.

16. In a lasting machine, wipers for pressing an upper inwardly against a lastand wiping it heightwise of the last around the end and along the sides of the toe, said. wipers being movable lengthwise and widthwise of the last to wipe the marginal portion of the upper thereafter inwardly over an insole on the last, and additional wipers arranged to act on the same portions of the upper as said first-named wipers at the sides only of the toe to press the upper inwardly against the last and wipe it heightwise of the last, said additional wipers being constructed and arranged to present wiping edges inclined height-t wise of the last toward the end of the toe in a direction away from the edge of the insole to give them a tendency to deflect the upper toward the end of the toe in wiping itheightwise of the last and thus to compensate for the tendency of said first-named wipers to deflect it in a heelward direction in wiping its marginal portion inwardly over the insole. I

17. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for positioning a last bottom upward, of wipers for pressing an upper inwardly against the last and wiping it heightwise of the last around the end and along the sides of the toe,

and additional wipers positioned above said firstnamed wipers and arranged to press the upper inwardly against the last and to wipe .it heightwise of the last at the sides only of the toe to supplement the wiping action of said firstnamed wipers in those locations.

18. ,In a lastingmachinathe combination with means for positioning a last bottom upward. of v y Wipers movable upwardly to wipe -an upper heightwise of the last around the end and along;

the side of the toe, and additional wipers arranged -in substantially contiguous relationto the top faces of said first-named wipers. and movable upwardly with them to wipe the upper heightwise of the last at the sides only of the toes 19. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for positioning a last bottom upward-of wipers movable upwardly to .wipe an upper heightwise of the lastaround the end and'along the sides of the toe, additional wipers arranged to rest on the top faces of. said first-named wipers and movableupwardly with "them to wipe the" upper heightwise of the last at the sides only of the toe, and means for pressing said additional wipers inwardly against the upper independently of the first-named wipers. w p

20. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for positioning a last bottom upward, of

wipers movable upwardly to wipe an upper heightwise of the last around the end and along the sides of the toe, additional wipers arranged to rest on the 'top faces of said first named wipers and movable upwardly with them to wipe the upper heightwise of the last at the sides only a of the toe, and means for impartingto said additional wipers inward and outward movements relatively to the first-named wipers.

21. In a lasting machine; the combination with means for positioning a last bottom upwa'rd,of

wipers movable upwardly to wipe an upper heightwise of the last around the end and along the sides of the toe, additional wipers arranged" to rest on the top faces of said first-named wipers and movable 'upwardly'with them' to Wipe the I upper-heightwise of'the last at the sides only -of the toe,v and members connectedto said additional wipers for controlling them, said members being mounted for upward and downward swing- 

